Stranger Things has been named the most-watched television series across streaming, broadcast, and cable platforms for the 2025-26 season, according to Nielsen data released by Variety on June 4, 2026.
The science fiction drama's final season averaged 32.9 million viewers over a 35-day multiplatform measurement window.
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That figure outpaced the second-place series His & Hers by roughly seven million viewers.
Franchise Expansion
The franchise now extends beyond the original 42-episode main series.
An animated series titled Stranger Things: Tales From '85 premiered in late April 2026 and secured a second-season renewal just five days after its debut.
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Netflix is also developing a live-action spinoff series.
Additionally, the London West End prequel stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which originally premiered in December 2023, is set for a filmed release.
Historical tracking from Symphony Technology Group shows the series averaged 14 million viewers in the 18–49 age demographic 35 days after its 2016 premiere.
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Netflix records indicate it later reached 64 million household views in its third season.
